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Santa Rosa Marine Resort IV-#2 (SR0015)

Artificial reef Santa Rosa County, Florida, Gulf side. 15 Walter Florida Limestone Modules 12 X 10 Around Center.

Latitude30° 4.560' N
Longitude87° 11.436' W
Decimal30.07599, -87.19060
Depth85 ft
Relief10 ft
MaterialReefmaker Florida Limestone (15)
Weight38 tons
DeployedMay 24, 2006
WaterFederal

What bites on Santa Rosa Marine Resort IV-#2

Structure in 85 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Red snapper, Gag grouper, Red grouper, Mangrove snapper, Triggerfish, Amberjack. What is actually biting changes with the season, water temperature and tide — the day's plan for this reef has the bite window and what to target that day.

Anchoring on Santa Rosa Marine Resort IV-#2

In 85 ft, pay out about 445 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 623 ft at 7:1 when it's blowing. Drop the anchor up-drift of the structure by about the same distance and fall back onto it. Before you drop, kill the engine for 60 seconds and watch your GPS track — that's your real drift, and it beats any forecast.

Fishing Santa Rosa Marine Resort IV-#2 this week?Get the plan for it: GO / NO-GO for your boat, the bite window on the tide, rigs, bait and the rotation list of nearby reefs.
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Today's fishing report near Santa Rosa Marine Resort IV-#2

Pensacola fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Orange Beach fishing report (26 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Mayor Whibbs Reef ES01030.2 miWNW90 ft
Santa Rosa Marine Resort IV-#1 SR00140.2 miESE85 ft
Rusty B Reef ES00930.2 miNNE89 ft
Pat Donnelly Reef ES00940.3 miENE90 ft
Santa Rosa Marine Resort II SR00110.5 miNNW85 ft

Before you go

Size limits, bag limits and seasons change — check the current Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rules for the day you fish, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.